Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn visits UNCP, signs prep program MOA
Yamil Hern谩ndez S谩nchez always knew he wanted to join the Peace Corps after forming lasting relationships with volunteers while living in Benin in high school.聽 鈥淚鈥檝e always been passionate about advocacy,鈥� said S谩nchez, a senior at UNC Pembroke. 鈥淚 met the (Peace Corps) director of Benin and volunteers, and they all described their experiences and how much being in Peace Corps helped them set up the next few years of their lives.鈥�
UNCP students present at NC Council for Social Studies Education Conference
UNC Pembroke was well represented at the 2023 North Carolina Council for Social Studies Education Conference in Greensboro, held March 2-3. Twenty-six social studies education students and three elementary education students were in attendance.
Biomedical scientist completes doctoral research at UNCP
Michael Almeida鈥檚 groundbreaking work at the Biotechnology Research and Training Center at UNC Pembroke is further amplifying the university鈥檚 advances in Alzheimer鈥檚 research.
UNCP alumna earns national credential in play therapy
Denise Bostick-Fairley, a member of the inaugural class of the play therapy graduate certificate program in the Department of Counseling at UNC Pembroke, has earned the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential from the Association for Play Therapy.
UNCP students present at IMPACT national conference
UNC Pembroke student leaders Timothy Moore and Aspen Andersson were among the presenters at the 2023 IMPACT Conference held at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst February 23-26. Their presentation focused on incorporating a student engagement model within the service-learning curriculum, which helps shape UNCP faculty and staff into service-learning catalysts.
UNCP celebrates 136 years of history on Founders鈥� Day
UNC Pembroke marked Founders鈥� Day with a ceremony celebrating its remarkable history, sharing stories of the institution鈥檚 founders and their commitment to providing access to education.
UNC Pembroke hosts BranchEd Alliance Board of Directors
Through a three-year grant opportunity, the School of Education at UNC Pembroke partnered with a national professional services organization 鈥� Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) 鈥� and local school districts to prepare highly effective and diverse future educators.
UNCP students organize first-ever TEDx event
A Forbes contributor, the owner of a global training firm and a professional actress are among the national speakers featured in the first-ever TEDx conference at UNC Pembroke on Saturday, February 11.
UNCP student designs Old Main Stream Academy mascot
A UNC Pembroke senior art student is the creative mind behind the sleek design for Old Main Stream Academy鈥檚 digital mascot. Preston Coker designed the Firebird mascot for the K-5 charter school. Scott, a senior, is the digital content developer for UNCP鈥檚 Office of Online Learning. He is also a standout student-athlete on the track and field team.
Lenore and Dick Taylor Scholarship to support UNCP student-athletes
Since her childhood on the family farm in Tabor City, N.C., Lenore Taylor has been involved in athletics and has seen the difference sports can make in the lives of young people. "My entire family was into athletics, and from the time you were old enough, you would run and play behind the stands at the high school football games on Friday night," Taylor said.